John Ralston Saul elected president of International PEN

Author John Ralston Saul has just been elected president of PEN International, the first Canadian to have the post in the 88-year history of the organization, according to an online posting in the Globe and Mail. The organization was founded in 1921 to promote literature and has become an important defender of freedom of speech. It now is in 102 countries around the world. Saul, who was once the